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verb

Definition of foragenext
as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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forage

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noun

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as in feed

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as in hunt

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Recent Examples of forage
Verb
What Skunk Burrows Look Like For a larger animal, holes that skunks dig while foraging are relatively small. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026 In fact, the wasps are docile when foraging for nectar or mating. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
These farmers plowed over prairie dog habitat and viewed the rodents as competition with cattle for forage. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Depending on the season, animals could eat the crops, graze grass, or forage for acorns. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
  1. graze
  2. feed
  3. hunt
  4. pasture
  5. silage
  6. search
  7. supplies
  8. quest
Verb
  • Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Later, the family walked through the village, where elk and wild horses occasionally graze near tourists.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of graze
Noun
  • Investors backing these projects are also obvious customers for a real-time feed into Americans’ growing antipathy toward data centers.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fortunately, transparency logs account for much of that failure, but this measure requires parties to actively monitor massive feeds and works only after unauthorized certificates have been issued.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of feed
Noun
  • The rise of affordable alternatives flips part of that playbook by celebrating the hunt itself, aka the ability to track down desirable products for less.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
  • How has the hunt for cheap Broadway tickets changed over the years?
    — Julia Edelstein, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • In the 13th century, as the Magna Carta encoded the rights of English barons, the Carta de Foresta laid out the rights of commoners to pasture cattle in the open places among the English forests.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of pasture
Noun
  • However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.
    — Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • Nieusma says the best natural option for getting rid of white clover is to smother it with a silage tarp or pond liner.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
Definition of silage
Noun
  • Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Firing Riley now would leave athletic director Jen Cohen in a similarly tough position, with months of speculation surrounding a high-pressure search.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of search
Noun
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oil prices year-to-date The pullback followed a sharp rally on Friday after attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia reignited fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • From delivering supplies to protecting ships The platform already has experience in military logistics.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplies
Noun
  • Guillermo del Toro grounds The Shape of Water in Elisa’s quest to be understood by those around her.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts at William Blair wrote in a note on Thursday that Musk's quest for a merger is all about control, not strengthening his businesses.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of quest

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